Chapter 88 First Flight(1/2)
Author: September Sauce
"Canglong 01, conduct hypersonic penetration test!"
"Received, hypersonic penetration test, current speed, 2.4Ma."
"2.4Ma, ground radar reading. So fast!"
"It's extremely fast, the engine is running normally, and there is no surge."
"Received, Soryu 01, slow down for supersonic cruise test."
"Understood, supersonic cruise test."
"The speed is maintained well, the supersonic cruise test is completed. Soryu 01, try to conduct a super maneuver test."
"Super maneuverability test, ready to improve."
"Cobra! Canglong 01, report on the flight control work!"
"The flight control works well, but it jitters slightly when maneuvering at high angles of attack."
"It's okay. This is normal. Try diving."
"Copy that, prepare to dive."
"Perfect. Canglong 01, turn off the active radar and test the radar reflection area."
"Received, turn off active radar."
Instructions were issued one after another, and Canglong 01 completed all the operation instructions perfectly, and the moment he turned off the active radar, the signal source on the ground and on the radar screen disappeared instantly.
"Disappeared!"
Everyone in the tower exclaimed, this was the first time they had seen such a scene in their lives.
There is no doubt that there is no problem with the radar system, because the radar signals of the two J-8 III fighters on alert in the air are all normal.
There is only one reason:
The radar reflection area of this Canglong is completely lower than the detection range of ground radar.
Without the Longberg lens mounted and the active radar turned on, it truly achieved stealth!
".Canglong 01, are you still there?"
The commander's voice trembled slightly, and he almost unconsciously asked this question that he already knew the answer to.
"Tower, I'm here."
Liu Chuanwu, who served as a test pilot, sounded extremely calm, but at this moment, his heart was also turbulent.
This plane actually took off.
Plus, it flies so well!
Except for the slightly backward radar system and command system, which cannot allow Soryu to exert 100% of its combat effectiveness, in all other fields, this aircraft has definitely reached the standards of fourth-generation aircraft.
Super maneuverability, supersonic cruise, super stealth. Now, the gap is only the last step:
Super situational awareness.
And this step can be overcome as long as you are willing to devote time and resources!
Our first fifth-generation aircraft was really born!
When the fourth-generation aircraft was still a legend, and even the legendary F-22 only had a few leaked photos and had not officially entered service, it was already flying in the sky with this long history!
Is this really a reality?
At this moment, Liu Chuanwu felt inexplicably in a daze.
Just a few months ago, he suddenly received a top-secret mission, which informed him that he was about to conduct a test flight of a new fighter aircraft.
At that time, he thought he was flying a J-10, but until the modified J-10 took to the skies, he never touched the control stick of the aircraft once.
This made him a little disappointed.
Later, when news of the J-8 III came out, he started looking forward to it again, but in the end, he was still not included in the list of test pilots.
So what kind of plane is it?
At that time, the doubts in his heart almost became a mountain, but no matter what, he still persisted in boring training day after day.
There are millions of words in the flight manual, thousands of instructions, and hundreds of operations that he can complete quickly even with his eyes closed and even unconsciously.
The hours-long training missions every day almost reached the limit of his physical load.
In addition, there is the most basic, but also the most intense physical training.
This series of training drained almost all the potential out of his body.
Until a few days ago, he received the coveted instruction:
Training is paused and transitioned to rest to prepare for the test flight.
After that, he got on the plane.
In fact, he had been informed of the purpose of the training in the later stages of the training, had seen the aircraft several times in the hangar, and had personally operated various systems on the aircraft on the simulator numerous times.
But a simulator is a simulator after all.
When the canopy was closed and the flight control announced the words "program start", he still couldn't help but tremble all over.
This trembling stopped suddenly when he pulled the lever and flew up.
Yes, that's what it feels like.
He took a deep breath, and there was no impurity in the blue sky in the distance. When he swooped down and looked down, what came into his eyes was not only the earth, but also the "aircraft museum" where there were many things he or he could see.
Familiar or unfamiliar fighter planes.
In a daze, he seemed to see two people standing next to the fighter planes, and those two people were looking up in his direction.
An hour later, the first experimental flight mission of Soryu 01 came to an end.
The plane landed smoothly, and the ground staff who had been waiting for a long time rushed to respond. There were also many impatient engineers among them.
They looked at Liu Chuanwu expectantly, wanting to know what he would say at such a historic moment.
Liu Chuanwu climbed down the gangway and took a deep breath.
Then, he looked at everyone and said:
"Our planes are very good and our engines are very good."
He seemed to think this sentence was too simple. After a moment of silence, he added:
"One day, the sky will be like the land."
After hearing his words, everyone suddenly became quiet.
No one would be stupid enough to miss the meaning of his words.
Yes, the sky will be like the land.
Not an inch will be missing.
On the other side, at the edge of the test field, a white-haired figure silently watched the entire process of the aircraft from takeoff to landing.
He was still holding the slightly worn tool box in his hand. Although it was heavy, he never thought of putting it down.
Flying
He thought silently in his heart.
Yes, after 7 months of hard work, this plane finally flew.
Everyone who has put their heart and soul into this aircraft can rest assured.
Xiao Wu is sick and is still lying in bed. He didn't see the first flight. I need to talk to him carefully when I get back.
Lao Li transferred to 606 for support, but he rushed slowly and couldn't come over.
That guy Zhang Chenchen was in the office, but he didn't dare to come and see him. He only asked me to tell him the result.
If he knew that the first flight went so smoothly, he would probably smash the floor with anger, right?——
But that's not necessarily the case. Anyway, he will have plenty of opportunities to see it in the future.
Thinking of this, a smile suddenly appeared on Ma Wentao's face.
He nodded slightly, turned around and wanted to leave.
In his heart, he actually just did some trivial work. Compared with the engineers who worked hard day and night to solve one problem after another that he couldn't even understand, he was actually just an ordinary worker.
.
The glory belongs to them, and at this moment, I should not disturb it.
He took steps forward, feeling extremely relaxed.
However, just when he was about to step out of the test flight field, a familiar figure appeared in front of him.
Lin Yongming, CEO of AVIC Group One.
To be continued...